[Early Printing]. Richard Farmer. An Essay On The Learning Of Shakespeare: Addressed to Joseph Cradock, Esq. Cambridge: J. Woodyer, J. Dodsley, T. Cadell, and M. Hingeston, 1767. 12mo in 4s. [vi],95pp. Old calf boards, later leather back. 2nd edition. Farmer demonstrates that Shakespeare copied the phraseology of commonly used translations of Greek and Latin works, including errors; this was used as evidence that Shakespeare could not read either language.
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Binding worn, ffep loose (ink notation on blank side), some light foxing to text block.
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Quinn's & Waverly Children's Books
3:30 PM PT - Oct 4th, 2007
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